What to wear for an interview

ballyharpat

Hey, I have an interview coming up. The job is for a rehabilitation assistant, should I wear a suit, casual clothes-corduroy and a shirt> or pants and shirt? suggestions and advice appreciated-thanks.

boobar

ballyharpat wrote: »

Hey, I have an interview coming up. The job is for a rehabilitation assistant, should I wear a suit, casual clothes-corduroy and a shirt> or pants and shirt? suggestions and advice appreciated-thanks.

Suit every time in m view

ballyharpat

Thank you! Didn't know if people had gone more casual lately, since people dnt even dress up to go to mass anymore

boobar

ballyharpat wrote: »

Thank you! Didn't know if people had gone more casual lately, since people dnt even dress up to go to mass anymore

You're welcome ballyharpat....I know what you mean about how people have become more casual....

I suppose for any and all job interviews it's best to create the very best impression possible

Moonbeam

Always a suit,it looks good and always respectable and people opinion on clothes/fashion do not come in to it.

tatli_lokma

ballyharpat wrote: »

Thank you! Didn't know if people had gone more casual lately, since people dnt even dress up to go to mass anymore

That's because most people don't go to mass anymore! If you were to judge societal trends by appearances at mass you would have a very inaccurate view of society!

doolox

I am absolutely astonished that people who have spent 13-14 yrs in fulltime education and then maybe 4-6 yrs at 3rd level have not been instructed on what to wear at interview.

All other life skills things are covered yet this comes up every month or so on boards and probably other discussion forums.

It probably is time for the government to sponsor coaching sessions for people who do not have family members to coach them on how to get their 1st job so that fundamental things like clothing, presentation and etiquette be covered so that everyone be able to give their best at interview without losing opportunities through mistakes.

Not everybody comes from a middle class background where such knowledge would be accessable and easily obtainable from a close family member.

I would guess that for 90% of Irish jobs a suit would be appropriate and the more formal the better especially as manual and mnfg jobs are a lot less than in the past, most jobs are now service and customer fronting jobs manipulating information etc rather than material things. There are very few jobs now where a suit would not count against you.

Stheno

doolox wrote: »

I am absolutely astonished that people who have spent 13-14 yrs in fulltime education and then maybe 4-6 yrs at 3rd level have not been instructed on what to wear at interview.

All other life skills things are covered yet this comes up every month or so on boards and probably other discussion forums.

It probably is time for the government to sponsor coaching sessions for people who do not have family members to coach them on how to get their 1st job so that fundamental things like clothing, presentation and etiquette be covered so that everyone be able to give their best at interview without losing opportunities through mistakes.

Not everybody comes from a middle class background where such knowledge would be accessable and easily obtainable from a close family member.

I would guess that for 90% of Irish jobs a suit would be appropriate and the more formal the better especially as manual and mnfg jobs are a lot less than in the past, most jobs are now service and customer fronting jobs manipulating information etc rather than material things. There are very few jobs now where a suit would not count against you.

I agree, my partners son was in third year of Uni last year and got a chance to get a part time job where I worked while on hols.

I'd to completely rewrite his c.v. and he was shocked that he would be expected to wear a suit to the interview, and to wear formal clothes during the day.

I do however think women can get away with a very smart dress/jacket combo as an alternative to a suit, I've certainly never had a problem with that sort of ensemble at an interview.

Jim2007

The reason people are asking is because it is not so simple anymore - many IT companies I've worked for do not even go business casual these days. The CEO at our place is usually in jeans, t-shirt, runners and a fleece if it's a cold day!

There was a time when visiting clients in the City (London financial district) that a suit was expected, but has gone too... I've not worn a business suit or shirt in years!

So yes there are places if you turn up in a suit for an interview, your going to look like a right blonker! Hence the questions.

Hrududu

Most IT companies I've worked for have been casual. But you always wear a suit to the interview. Even if you know you'll be wearing jeans when you work there.

I'm not saying that not wearing a suit means you won't get the job. But why take a chance?

Atomic Pineapple

It is covered in college or at least was with me, we were told to always wear a suit or if you wanted to you could contact the HR department and ask what the dress code was if you wanted to portray yourself as being able to fit in at the company, however this was with the caveat that it was more risky than just wearing a full suit and in my opinion was only for dealing with "quirky" employers like Google.

Jim2007

Hrududu wrote: »

I'm not saying that not wearing a suit means you won't get the job. But why take a chance?

"You're not one of us" - If you're in a suit and we're not.... You make us uncomfortable with your suit! We are a Google wanta be, so why would we take a guy in a suit.

Bottom line in my book, you need to dress appropriately for the perspective company to help them imagine you being one of them. It's as much a part of the research as knowing the company products and so on. An accountant will prefer a business type, a software engineer another geek and so on..